Premium Columnists Workings of government compromised by overly keen interest in transparency: A-G Editors' Picks Secrecy laws have a massive impact on press freedom and whistleblowers. That’s an essential fact the government has chosen to resist.
Premium Insights and analysis Just how useful is the ATO’s tax transparency report? November 15, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The report contributes to an annual festive of reading, finding, and then trying to shame large entities for having paid zero tax.
Tax agents to lose secrecy rights under proposed laws September 22, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Current laws don’t provide a way for regulators to give tax agents information that would enable them to investigate breach of ethics.
Tax office ‘prefers secrecy over transparency’, claims Pocock July 7, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Senator Barbara Pocock says the ATO might need a culture and leadership review following its resistance to TPB’s plan to release PwC emails.
AGD’s review of secrecy provisions offers hope to whistleblowers March 28, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal The Attorney-General’s Department is looking for feedback for a review of secrecy provisions in relation to whistleblowers.
